The Connect Kids to Parks grant program will refund up to $1000 of field trip costs for visits to a New York State Park, Nature Center, or Historic Site (Parks), or a Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Education Center, fish hatchery, or selected DEC sites. Grants are available on a first come, first served basis. Grants refund field trip costs including transportation, program fees, entry fees, and/or pavilion fees. Schools, youth bureaus, or afterschool programs pay for services and are reimbursed after the trip. Field trip locations covered under the program include: • New York State parks, nature centers or historic sites • Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Environmental Education Centers, or Fish Hatcheries • Montezuma Audubon Center • The Center for Nature Interpretation in the Adirondacks • Adirondack Loj • Maurice D. Hinchey Catskill Interpretive Center • Chittenango Landing Canal Boat Museum Eligibility: Public schools and village, town, and county youth bureaus in districts with a Title 1 school (preK-12 and school clubs,) Advantage After School Programs, 21st CCLCs. Timeline: 2017-2018 applications available July 1, 2017. For more information, visit the program Website: https://parks.ny.gov/environment/connect-kids/grant-program.aspx